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G'day
by Fatguts » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:16 am
I've been lurking around here for a while and thought id better say G'day. I live south of Adelaide near the McLaren Vale wine district but I really dont like wine...I prefer spirits, mainly whiskey and rum. I've got a T500 that I have used for about 5 years and have been reasonably happy with it using TPW washes. On a recent holiday to Hawaii, i went on a distillery tour in Maui and after leaving the tasting room I decided I could do so much better than the T500, so now im in the process of building a pot still. So far only collected the copper pipe and built a shotgun condenser but im still a fair way off being finished. Im a keen fisherman, pistol shooter and Mopar fan. Work as an Arborist but ill be 50 this year so really need a less physical job. No kids and no wife but have a cool girlfriend that also likes whiskey and rum. Cheers.
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- equipment: 4", 4 plate glasser and a 2" all copper reflux still with a 2 meter packed column, 500 mm shotgun condenser and homemade parrot, all sitting on a 50 litre upside down beer keg boiler with 2 X 2400W elements.
Re: G'day
by Sam. » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:00 am
Welcome mate, have you checked out Mclaren Vale Distillery and Fleurieu Distilling at Goolwa?
Both are whisky distilleries worth a look at :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Both are whisky distilleries worth a look at :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: G'day
by woodduck » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:05 am
G'day mate and welcome aboard.
Nothing like a good home distilled whiskey, way better than any cordials I've tried :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Good luck with the build.
Nothing like a good home distilled whiskey, way better than any cordials I've tried :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Good luck with the build.
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Re: G'day
by Professor Green » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:42 am
Welcome to AD Fatguts.
Good luck with your pot still build. Remember, we love build pictures!
Cheers,
Prof. Green.
Good luck with your pot still build. Remember, we love build pictures!
Cheers,
Prof. Green.
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Re: G'day
by Fatguts » Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:55 pm
Sam. wrote:Welcome mate, have you checked out Mclaren Vale Distillery and Fleurieu Distilling at Goolwa?
Both are whisky distilleries worth a look at :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Thanks. Ive heard of both of them but am yet to visit. Id completely forgotten about them so you have just given me something to do on my next lazy day off. Cheers.
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- Location: Adelaide
- equipment: 4", 4 plate glasser and a 2" all copper reflux still with a 2 meter packed column, 500 mm shotgun condenser and homemade parrot, all sitting on a 50 litre upside down beer keg boiler with 2 X 2400W elements.
Re: G'day
by Fatguts » Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:02 pm
Professor Green wrote:Welcome to AD Fatguts.
Good luck with your pot still build. Remember, we love build pictures!
Cheers,
Prof. Green.
Thanks Professor. I did take a few as I was building them so ill post them up in the appropriate section.
- Fatguts
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- Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:55 am
- Location: Adelaide
- equipment: 4", 4 plate glasser and a 2" all copper reflux still with a 2 meter packed column, 500 mm shotgun condenser and homemade parrot, all sitting on a 50 litre upside down beer keg boiler with 2 X 2400W elements.
Re: G'day
by Lowie » Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:19 pm
G'day Fatguts. Welcome. the T500 is a good place to start, but like you said, need to step it up.
Don't mind the Mopars myself. Dad had an E38 and my brother had a VC Pacer. I'm the black sheep, did my time at the General and cruise around in an FJ and am known to frequent the Vale for a day out but I go to the breweries. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Don't mind the Mopars myself. Dad had an E38 and my brother had a VC Pacer. I'm the black sheep, did my time at the General and cruise around in an FJ and am known to frequent the Vale for a day out but I go to the breweries. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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